Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1891 — BLUE-JACKETS KILLED. [ARTICLE]

BLUE-JACKETS KILLED.

Fatal Street-Fight Between American Tarr and Chilian Men-of-Warn-Jlen. The New York Herald’s Valparaiso correspondent telegraphs as follows under date ofOct, 17th: “Three, perhaps four, American men-df* war men were, killed and several others mqre or less wounded in a desperate street fight here this afternoon with a crowd of Chilian sailors. “The Chilians did not do all the fighting for when the fight was ended a number of them were, found to be pretty badly hurt, thoughso far as I can ascertain now none of them was killed. The American bluejackets who were engaged in the battle were from the United States cruiser Baltimore and the Chilians were from the varivous war ships now in the harbor. “There are several accounts of the origin of the difficulty. One of them, which seems plausible, is this: Ever since the triumph of the junta there has been a feeling among the lower classes of the people of marked hostility to the Americans and blue-jackets from the American war ships werfl sometimes subjected to insult. It is alleged that a party of men from the Baltimore, ashore on liberty, met with the CMitfan men-of-wars men. The hatreclof ' the Yankees led to some insulting remarks t which Was resented by one of the hotterI headed Americans, and this brought on the general fight, which was attended with such fatal results. There was much excitement in the city when the news of the fight spread. The unforunate affair is generally regretted in official circlesand among the better class of citizens.”